Taiwan – ADPAN welcomes “not guilty” verdict in “Hsichih Trio” case
ADPAN, the Asia-Pacific network which campaigns for the abolition of the death penalty welcomes the important decision to acquit the “Hsichih Trio”. The Taiwan High Court found Su Chien-ho, Liu Bing-lang and Chuang Lin-hsun not guilty on 12 November.
Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty July 29, 2010 Press release (中文 / 日本語 )
A step backward for Asia: Japan resumes executions
After a nearly year-long hiatus in executions, on July 28th Japan executed Kazuo Shinozawa and Hidenori Ogata at the Tokyo Detention Center. Minister of Justice Keiko Chiba not only signed the execution orders, but attended the executions. The Taiwan Alliance to End the Death Penalty condemns Japan’s decision to resume executions and is deeply disappointed in Minister Chiba, who has formerly advocated ending the death penalty.
由亞太地區中非政府組織、律師、和維權運動者所組成的亞洲反死刑網絡(ADPAN)，呼籲立即釋放英國作家沙德瑞克(Alan Shadrake)，他在出版「曾是快樂的絞刑手：檢視新加坡司法制度」（Once a Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock，暫譯）不久後，即在7月18日於新加坡被逮捕。
SINGAPORE: ADPAN appeals for the release of Author and Journalist 19 July 2010 （中譯版本）
The Anti Death Penalty Asia Network (ADPAN) , a regional network made up of Asia Pacific NGO’s, lawyers and activists, calls for the immediate release of Alan Shadrake, a British author arrested on 18 July in Singapore shortly after publishing his book, “Once A Jolly Hangman: Singapore Justice in the Dock”.
Alan Shadrake, a 75-year-old freelance journalist and author, was arrested for criminal defamation a day after launching his book in Singapore. Police have confirmed that he is being held at the Cantonment police station. Criminal defamation carries a sentence of up to two years’ imprisonment, a fine or both.
